The Cecil Whig., 1887-05-28

our occupation have not been as SatiSfac
tory as could be wished. Bat we may
console ourselves with the tact, that
whilst all that farmers have produced
has been unprotitably low, one part of
the human family at least have been lhe
gamers, and those whom we sometimes
are pleased to term poor, have had the
neccsSarieS of life furnished at lnodi-
cum price, aud the thrifty and provident
ones among them, have been able to put
by modest sums for future contingencies.
Some idea of these sums or savings
may be gathered from the statistics OF
the saving banks of New York and
brooklyn alou"-in these two cities the
amount reaches four hundred million
dollars. What then must be the aggre-
gate represented by all the savings banks
in the countryo In our own county the
savings amounts to several hundred
Thousand.
In the nature of things there must
come a retiux, and time when the far
mer will partake of some OF the benefits
of these signs of prosperity.
The lesson to us, is to be patient and
abide ever true, hoping for the good era
that may dawn upon us any moment,
and which we may hasten by the adep'
ton of habits of living. conforming to
the production of our farms. and the
prices obtained for our products.
Comment on the essay being in order,
Nh. John p. Wilson approved the hope
ful character of it, thinking that
possibly as a class farmers complained
too much when he reflected how boun-
tiful heaven smiled on them.
Mr.. Ewing was pleased with the tone
of the essay.
Mr.. Duyckinck appreciated the bless
ingS, which as a farmer he enjoyed, yet
he thought that in view of the fact that
the agricultural classes of this country
paid seven -tenths of the taxes, he still
thought that with war prices now paid to
all classes for labor, the prices of pro-
ducts left the farmer in arrears.
Mr.. Joseph Coudon appreciated tt e
conservative and hopeful tone of the
essay.
Mr.. Aaron j. Michener thought the
essay timely, and expressed the hope
that farmers generally would act upon
the suggestions it contained as to man
ner of living.
William W. Moore thought that as a
class farmers were given to much com
planning. Too much SO. He believed
that just as many men succeeded as well
at farming as at any other occupation.
The secret of success lay more in the
man than in the occupation. One man
will by careless methods and extraya-
CANT living grow poor on a good farm,
while another man, active, industrious.
aud saving, will prosper on ind .if,rcnt
land. He thought that IN the average
just as many men succeeded as araers
as in any other class of business mcH.
Mr.. Noycs did not think the conditions
Of success we're as favorable for farmers
as with other classes. Farmers we're
naturally cons rvative, and indispos d to
comb.le il defence OF Their interests.
He believed that tAcy were ne G.s-
criminated against than ;t.y ether bust
ness interest. II thought the interests
and prospects of farmers in Maryland
could be henetite / by combination. In
the matter # taxation this vas he
thought pa:t;t', MY no icrih'. They
We're no less Ii suffice. %. y litical dis
crimina;;on than in o.hrr :cc:s.
NJ. Adam r. Magraw favo.tL CON
servative view of the sGl cts suggested
in Mr.. Bonds paper. lie lisclaimed this
too genera! cutlery against those who had
accumulated large fortunes. He agreed
with Mr. Moore that the disposition to
grumblc was too great among farmers.
This to certain extent was eXplain&ble.
There was 10 occupation in which the
result of his labor was so little within his
own control, as in the case OF farmers.
His fields aIe subject to the contingency
of storms and the clements. A moment
bling as habit with farmers, is possibly
the result of lack of faith"
Mr.. Henry S. Coudon approved the
general ideas of the essay, aud favored
the conservative attitude of farmers as a
class.
DR.. Bromwell was pleased with the
conservative suggestions of the essay,
and approved its general tone.
Mr.. Conway was particularly pleased
with the encouraging tone OF the essay.
lie thought the tendency was to under
value, to depreciate. This tendency was
natural, because of the temporary low
values of farm products. But still con-
sidered in all its phases, the occupation
of the farmer Was as enc, 'uraging in its
promises IS any other occupation. So
far DIS the two views of the occupation
were concerned. he was an optimIst, be-
cause he could not take the gloomy side
of it. About the taxation of land and its
assessment, he did not believe that a
single farmer in tAis club would sell his
farm at the price at which it was assessed.
Mr.. Squicr thought that the general
tendency upon the part of business inter
ests to form combinations Was too ap.
parent to deny, and he believed that the
time was rapidly approaching when the
farmers themselves must combine in self
defence.
Mr.. Tome thought that the trouble in
local assessment was, that property was
not uniformly assessed. That there
really was no reason why we should pay
State taxes in Maryland That if the
States interest in the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal. the Tide Water Canal, and
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal had
been sold p years ago we should have
no state taxes to pay now. s. far as lands
in Cecil county were concerned, there
was not farmer in this club who would
sell his land at the rate per acre at which
it was assessed. That while values gen.
orally were deprecated, land was not
more deprecated than other property in
value. No business man was more inde-
pendent than the farmer. and If the
causes of failures among them were
traced, they would show, that such fail
ures were due to bad management, and
too generous styles OF living. He thought
it bad plan for farmer to maintain
too large house and buildings. They
should not be larger than the size of the
farm can conveniently and easily sup
port.
After comments had been ex-
haustCd, on motion the club took a re-